. >> reporter: marshal airport says they are bracing for an uptick in passengers. they have seen increasing traffic over 2012 and they expect the growth to translate into a busy december. >> christmas, much like thanksgiving, is when people want to be with family and friends. it's the end of the year. >> reporter: gas price, airfare, not even the proverbial looming fiscal cliff will stop them from seeing their loved ones. and aaa says the holiday travel for christmas and new year's will kick off this weekend. reporting live in baltimore county, wjz eyewitness news. >>> this marks the fourth consecutive year holiday travel will increase nationwide and in maryland. >> well, what a difference a day makes. take a look. we go from gloomy and cloudy and foggy yesterday to bright sunshine any day. a beautiful, beautiful sunset out there. wjz is live with coverage. meteorologist burnett woods and bob woods updating the forecast. >> the fog be gone. nothing showing now. we had a couple sprinkles and a few isolated showers around the 11 to 1:00 hour this afternoon. we still